This blog is the story of our experience building a Ryan Homes Milan. We're building a Milan because it fits our space requirements and offers the features we are looking for in a new home at a price we are comfortable with. This new construction story will include the good, the bad, and the ugliness of building with Ryan Homes. I promise to be as transparent as I can in order to help people who are potentially new home builders themselves.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Drywall Complete

Drywall is Done, but We had an Issue...

Ryan Homes has completed the drywall on our Milan. It took about a week for them to get it all hung, mudded, and taped. I think they did a pretty good job! Once again, I was impressed with the good craftsmanship put into this job.

While drywall was being done, we had a small problem with a water leak from the basement. The leak originated from our furnace and happened because the furnace drain pipe did not extend far enough to reach the nearby floor drain, so all the furnace condensation leaked onto the floor for a couple days and created a sizable puddle. This did cause me some concern as they had already drywalled down there and it looked like some of it was getting wet. Other concerning thing is this apparently was an issue for at least a couple days without any of the workers reporting and/or fixing it. HOWEVER... my PM got the mess cleaned up quickly and promptly aired everything out and has been running an industrial dehumidifier down there since. He handled the issue to my satisfaction and I'm happy to say the basement is now dry as a bone and seems okay, but we'll make sure our home inspector checks the area just to be safe.

Next up will be wet-zone flooring, cabinetry, and painting.

In the meantime, they have also begun work on the exterior of the house and are moving pretty quick! More on this in my next post. For now.... DRYWALL PHOTOS!!!

family room fireplace wall

family room east wall

close up of fireplace

kitchen and morning room

morning room and breakfast bar

kitchen from morning room - left door is pantry, right is mud room

powder room off of mud room

powder room - they still have not moved this stupid bathroom fan - it should be centered!

stairs to basement

second floor staircase

front entry hall

dining room on left

entry to study

front door

study

study still has a broken window

study

front entry hall coat closet

dining room

stairs going up to second floor

future thermostat location

laundry room

laundry room washer dryer connections

secondary bath

bedroom 3

loft

looking at stars from loft

linen closet

loft windows

bedroom 2

master bedroom east wall

master bedroom southeast corner

master bedroom east wall windows

master bedroom west wall and walk-in closet

master bath vanity

master bath shower

master bath soaking tub

master bath throne room

basement rec room - see the water mess?

basement rec room south wall

basement bath - love it - big thanks to our PM for making this exactly what I wanted